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• 3015 STILLWELL AVE • BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11224
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BEST FAMILY
RESTAURANT
GIACOMO’S WOOD FIRED PIZZA &
TRATTORIA
7902 Third Avenue
(718) 439-6993
www.giacomopizza.com
Though still relatively new to the nabe,
Giacomo’s Wood Fired Pizza & Trattoria has
already made a name for itself far beyond its
roots in Bay Ridge. The authentic Italianstyle
restaurant debuted at the corner of 79th
Streeteet and Third Avenue in September,
2011 and has since proved that is has staying
power, be it because of its exceptional fare,
or its unbeatable customer service and wait
staff. Founded by a family that has been in the
restaurant and pizzeria businesses for over 40
years, it’s no wonder Giacomo’s knows what it’s
doing. Its menu boasts everything from classic
Italian dishes like baked ziti and gnocchi, to
parmigiana heroes and its fan-favorite wood
fired pizzas. That, and its relaxed atmosphere,
helps to make it the best family restaurant in
all of Brooklyn.
BEST FRENCH
PETIT OVEN
276 Bay Ridge Avenue
(718) 833-3443
www.petit-oven.com
This intimate bistro at home in the heart of
Bay Ridge serves up seasonal French fare à
la carte and as part of a three-course tasting
menu. From fried oysters and warm brie to
salmon tartare and crispy rohan duck breast,
there is something for everyone – even those
who are new to the delicacy of French cuisine.
Often renowned as one of Brooklyn’s best kept
secrets, it’s no secret that Petit Oven is the best
of the best borough-wide when it comes to
French fare.
BEST GERMAN
SCHNITZEL HAUS
7319 Fifth Avenue
(718) 836-5600
www.schnitzelhausny.com
A Bay Ridge staple since 2007, Schnitzel
Haus is the place to beat borough wide for
best German food. Since its inception, the
founding family, the Urbans, have brought
authentic German and Austrian cuisine to their
hometown. Its menu boasts two generations
of family recipes, recreated to enjoy authentic
tastes from “the old country,” for lunch,
dinner and even that family party you’ve
been meaning to plan. To boot (pun totally
intended as Schnitzel Haus’ bar also serves up
everyone’s favorite beer boot), the eatery serves
its fare in a beautifully decorated wood-lined
tavern. All that and more add up to make
Schnitzel Haus the best in the borough.
BEST GLUTEN-FREE
MENU OPTIONS
BAREBURGER
170 Seventh Avenue
(718) 768-2273
www.bareburger.com
It may be a chain restaurant, but Bareburger’s
roots run deep in Brooklyn. Its Seventh
Avenue location, located in the heart of Park
Slope, takes the cake for the best gluten-free
menu options in the entire borough. This
organic-oriented chain burger joint, founded
in 2009, serves up all-natural, free-range
meats at almost 50 worldwide (that’s right,
there’s one in Germany). That alone makes
it easy to see why Bareburger is the best at
what it does – and that includes an extensive
gluten-free menu, making it a friendly
restaurant for all hungry eaters of Brooklyn.
BEST GREEK
ATHENA MEDITERRANEAN
CUISINE
535 Sixth Avenue
(718) 965-4578
www.athenacuisine.com
This little slice of Greece is right at home in
Brooklyn. Athena Mediterranean Cuisine, a
family owned Greek restaurant whose sole
purpose is to provide its hometown of Park
Slope, and all hungry eaters in Brooklyn, with
exceptional Greek food. Its menu is comprised
with recipes passed down from generation to
generation, as well as new recipes that promise
to transport you to a mythical Greek island with
each and every bite. Besides an exemplary menu,
Athena Mediterranean Cuisine prides itself in
offering high quality dishes, made fresh and for
affordable prices. That, coupled with homey feel,
will have you coming back for seconds, thirds
and fourths. And, it makes it the best Greek
restaurant in Brooklyn.
BEST HEALTHY
EATERY
NATURE’S GRILL
7417 Third Avenue
(718) 680-6900
www.naturesgrillcafe.com
If healthy is what you seek, Nature’s Grill is
where you should eat. The health conscious
kitchen, which opened its flagship restaurant
in Bay Ridge in 2001 and has since expanded
to both Cobble Hill and Caesar’s Bay, takes the
cake (or the quinoa, we should say) for best
healthy eatery in all of Brooklyn. Its philosophy
is simple: Eat healthy, live healthy, be healthy!
Every menu item prepared in the eatery is
made fresh to order, using only Nature’s Grill’s
original recipes. Its menu boasts an exceptional
number of healthy options, that don’t lose their
flavor when they cut the calories. From salads
and wraps to freshly made pizzas and, yes, even
desserts,Nature’s Grill does it all. And it does it
the best.
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